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The International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, CITY College, presenting at the EBAN 2015 Open Forum in Eindhoven on 6-8 May 2015

Added on 12/05/2015

On the occasion of the EBAN 2015 Angel Summit that took place at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Europe’s leading innovation hub and R&D centre, on 6-8 May 2015, Professor Panayiotis Ketikidis and Andreas Baresel-Bofinger presented on behalf of the International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, CITY College, and the South-East European Research Centre (SEERC), the outcomes of a survey on the subject of ‘Boosting Entrepreneurship in South-East Europe’. The survey had been conducted under the project ‘VIBE-Venture Initiative in the South-East Europe’, co-funded by the EU in the framework of the ‘SEE Transnational Cooperation Programme’, in which SEERC was the Greek partner.

This year’s Forum was held under the motto ‘Creating, financing and building global success stories made in the EMEA region - Europe – Middle East – Africa’. The event gathered more than 300 representatives of the early stage financing industry and entrepreneurs from all over the world. The many contributions highlighted from various perspectives the importance of creating a sustainable support and funding scheme in the global start-up value chain. Also future funding opportunities in EU projects were discussed.